Matt C.
Just bought my 1st rent house. Great tenant, raise the rent?
I just closed on my first rent house. The tenants that are in place have been there 2 years. They appear to be great tenants. They have kept the house in spotless condition for the last 2 years and always pay on...
Craig Lillard
Serial vacation rental strategy. How does this sound?
Hi! New member here. My wife and I are ready to go see the world a bit and I have pondered this strategy. Would love some feedback. What I was thinking we might do is choose an area of the country we want to spen...
Mark J.
Create an LLC for Managing My Properties?
{LONG POST WARNING}I've researched this topic in a dozen other BP posts-- but I could use some additional input from the experiences and opinions of seasoned investors.(And please, no "consult with an attorney" respon...
Cassie Chun
Deal breakers on a home inspection report
Hello! I am from Hawaii (Oahu) and brand new to real estate investing. I’m tracking to close on my first out of state turn-key rental property in June (single family home). I just received the home inspection report f...
Andrew Frank
Raleigh-Durham home+rent appreciation continued growth or stagnating?
Hi all,New to BP and been drinking from a firehose--podcasts, books, consistent conversation with local realtor helping to find a property (connected before finding BP). I have family in Raleigh, wife and I can't affo...
James Reyes
Why does anyone become a "guru" in the first place?
One thing that has always made me generally distrustful of gurus is the question of what motivates anyone to become a guru in the first place. If the methods and techniques taught are are so great, why waste time teac...
Hannah Costello
Administrative assistant before becoming an agent?
I have a two topics I could use some advice on: 1) I will be taking my real estate exam in August and have made a connection with a broker to sell under them once I pass. I reached out to them because they seem like a...
Martina Su
Will I ever find a property that meet 2% rule?
I come across this article https://www.realwealthnetwork.com/learn/best-places-to-buy-rental-property/#18-5-dallas-texasAll the cities listed here nowhere meet the 2% rule, most are around 0.7%Does the 2% market still...
Nick L.
Struggling to Fund Constant Repairs
Me and my wife just bought our first rental property last month and have gotten to the point of putting a tenant in place already. Unfortunately within a week of moving in we are getting hit with a work order of ~$300...
Matthew Hanrahan
First Timer - Single Home or Owner Occupied Multi Family
Hi Everyone!
I'm brand new to the Bigger Pockets site, and I wanted some advice on what to do first. I'm interested in buy and hold investing, and I'd like to buy my first property in the next 120 days.
I'm in the ...